US schools grapple with gay rights at the school prom

For many American teenagers, the high-school prom is a rite of passage on the path to adulthood. But for 18-year-old Constance McMillen, a milestone was reached sooner than she had anticipated when she emerged as a cause celebre among gay rights advocates around the nation.

I've been called a bigot, a homophobe and a few cuss words. It's been pretty rough   School principal, Trae Wiygul

Ms McMillen - who came out as a lesbian in her early teens - is challenging her school's ban on same-sex prom dates.